Talaq without attribution to the wife

Question

Zayd was telling his mother-in-law about matters in the house of his elder sister-in-law: “Our elder sister-in-law said such bad things to me that they hurt my heart.” Zayd said: “For this reason I will not let my wife go out for recreation; I will let her go only for occasions of grief and for weddings.” Zayd’s wife was obstinate and said: “I will certainly go.” The argument grew, and Zayd’s wife said: “May talaq befall your mother and all four sisters!

Answer

A man gives talaq only to his own wife; he does not give it to some unrelated woman, or to a wall and the like. The heated conversation was with the wife herself, and the anger arose from the wife’s own words. In this conversation Zayd said concerning his wife: “Whatever you say, I will never give talaq.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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